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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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